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The South African venture capital firm is yet to invest in the sector, but believes some of the continent’s start-ups could reach the scale it requires within two years.

Periods of upheaval have typically sped up the sector’s progress and innovation, says Cibus Capital chief investment officer Rob Appleby.

The head of natural capital at Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation says the process followed for the Tasmanian asset was the same as for CEFC’s other partnerships with foreign investors.

Ocean 14 Capital’s Chris Gorell Barnes says, ‘Science, money, and government are realizing that protecting the ocean is the most important thing we must do to protect humanity.’

Nuveen Natural Capital global head Martin Davies says factors such as a prolonged conflict or depletion of global food reserves could trigger a delayed price spike of staple commodities.

The newly formed Maharlika Investment Corporation has up to $240m it can allocate toward food and agriculture between 2026 and 2028.

Investors who have reduced their reliance on the farm inputs most sensitive to geopolitical clashes – or stockpiled these assets early – can navigate an easier way through the storm.

With its Victoria and New South Wales orchards now mature, Cibus Capital is testing institutional appetite for its 1,000ha almond platform.

Weight-loss drugs are changing eating habits in wealthy economies, say reports. But with population growth, rising emerging-market incomes and finite arable land, agriculture’s investment case is shifting – rather than shrinking – toward productivity and quality.

China’s new global safeguard on beef imports will override the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, but investors say export flexibility and diversification should protect producers.